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The Meaning of knead

  • (v. t.) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
  • (v. t.) Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.

Synonyms

work , massage , rub down

Homophones

kneed , need , nied

Rhymes

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